Has anyone tried Moringa?

[infomaniac]

I've been reading about Moringa this morning and I'm just wondering if anyone has tried it? It's supposed to aid thyroid function, and as it's anti-inflammatory it's supposed to be good for Hashis but I'm always a little concerned when things claim to boost the immune system?

[LouiseRoberts]

I would be slightly wary of anything which is 'Possibly safe'!

webmd.com/vitamins-suppleme...

Only an extract:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/106...

Also very wary of anything which claims to be able to 'cure' hypothyroidism.....

naturesmoringa.com/moringa-...

Not sure if this helps....

Sorry no one else replied, I suspect they have no personal experience...

L

xx

[nezzykins in reply to LouiseRoberts]

Hi louise. These links are very intersting reads. X

[LouiseRoberts in reply to nezzykins]

Always trying to help! x

[AkuaWood]

I had a thyroidectomy few years ago and drink moringa leaf tea.

It really helps my immune system as it is a multi-nutrient plant.

The best natural sleep aid for me.

Just take care if you have very low blood pressure as moringa helps to reduce. blood pressure

[Joyia]

I read that article too, am researching Moringa at the moment so glad you mentioned it.

[infomaniac in reply to Joyia]

If you find something positive please let me know Joyia!

[asmile4u]

It looks like from the ncbi article that they recommend it for hyper and not hypo thyroid. It showed an increase in T4 but a decrease in T3 at both dosages. So if I understand correctly, it skews the T4 to T3 conversion and hypos need more useable T3. I have Hashimoto's as well and I would be worried that it would make my hypo worse. Let me know if I am not interpreting this correctly.

[infomaniac in reply to asmile4u]

Some stuff I read on the net said it regulated the Thyroid but I also like you read that it affects conversion. So disappointed...thought I had stumbled across a cure!

[Babaji1971 in reply to asmile4u]

Hi, yes I was taking Moringa and I suffer from hypothyroid. It made it worse and my dose of thyroxine had to be increased. So I have stopped the moringa.

[Joyia]

oh dear not what we had hoped and yet Akuawood finds it beneficial, so confused.

[Joyia]

I would ditch it pettals. As for hair there was research on cockles some time ago which apparently promoted growth, worth a look into perhaps.

[Amartel]

I've been drinking moringa in smoothies with fruits high in vitamin C (moringas has tons of iron so you need vitamin c in order for your body to absorb the iron)

It works for me! I don't have a tremendous amount of energy, but I've noticed my hair is not falling as it was before!

[Granny_olive5]

You would be better to take omega / codliver oil capsules will help your hair. Wouldn't take morninga for hyperthyroidism. I take turmeric with hypothyroidism with no bad effects. I had turmeric checked out in hospital. Supposed to be good for inflammation. I bought fruit and vegetable capsules and they affected my hypothyroidism so badly it took a long time to get it back to normal. Never take anything without checking first.

[mannyhp]

Hello there, i personally have been using Mooring for 4 years i tried dead sea moringa and some other version i have been using the past year moringacaribbean.uk/ for sure the best will be to grow it but in the UK its not possible this is a tropical tree but in my case i have diabetes type 2 and i still measure my self as a daily ritual but honestly i don't go to the Doctor anymore and i don't have to worry about diabetes and its thanks to Moringa and also my tiredness its also away for good i will recommend you to try it and after a few month you are going to come back to me with a great feedback.

Best wishes.